Italian noblewoman, socialite, and art collector (1927–2019)
Marella Agnelli
Marella Agnelli in the 1950s
Born
Princess Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto (1927-05-04)4 May 1927 Florence, Italy
Died
23 February 2019(2019-02-23) (aged 91) Turin, Italy
Spouse
Gianni Agnelli (m. 1953; died 2003)
Issue
Edoardo Agnelli Countess Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen
House
Caracciolo
Father
Filippo Caracciolo, 8th Prince of Castagneto, 3rd Duke of Melito, Patrician of Naples
Mother
Margaret Clarke
Occupation
Art collector
socialite
style icon
writer
landscape designer
garden designer
photographer
Marella Agnelli (Italian pronunciation:[maˈrɛllaaɲˈɲɛlli]; born Donna Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto[ˈdɔnnamaˈrɛllakaˈrattʃolodikastaɲˈɲeːto]; 4 May 1927 – 23 February 2019) was an Italian noblewoman, art collector, socialite, style icon,[1][2][3] and wife of Fiat S.p.A. chairman Gianni Agnelli.[4][5] She often appeared in the fashion magazine Vogue.[6] She was named to the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List in 1963.[7][8]
^"È morta Marella Agnelli la principessa che ha 'indossato' la Storia d'Italia". Marie Claire (in Italian). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^"Marella Agnelli, Italian symbol of elegance and beauty, dies at 91". The Washington Post. 24 February 2019. ISSN 2641-9599. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^Balzarotti, Leda (23 February 2019). "Marella Agnelli e il suo stile". Io Donna (in Italian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^Bachrach, Judy (22 March 2011). "La Vita Agnelli". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^"Marella Agnelli obituary". The Times. 26 February 2019. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^Bonelli, Valentina (23 February 2019). "Addio a Marella Agnelli". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^"World's Best Dressed Women". The International Hall of Fame: Women. 1963. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^Zilkha, Bettina (2004). Ultimate Style – The Best of the Best Dressed List. New York: Assoluine Publishing. pp. 70–73, 89. ISBN 978-2-8432-3513-9.
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Maria Sole, Marella, le straordinarie donne della famiglia Agnelli" [Susanna, Maria Sole, Marella, the extraordinary women of the Agnelli family]. Elle...
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